Hatsune Miku Makes Cameo in Shonen Jump's Kochikame Manga

The virtual idol Hatsune Miku and other related Vocaloid characters make a extended appearance in the latest chapter of Osamu Akimoto's Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo (Kochikame) manga, with the background and details of the Vocaloid phenomenon explained in-depth over a number of pages. The chapter was serialized in the June 4 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The issue also printed a full-page illustration of the manga's Reiko Akimoto character dressed similarly to a Vocaloid character.